Area Scores

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Sep 8, 2013 at 10:56 AMSep 8, 2013 at 10:57 AM

Hornets fall on the road Hillsdale High School Hornets: 10Tinora. OH: 34 Coach Lemerand's Hornets drove the length of the field on their first drive but could not punch the football into the endzone. A near fumble cost the team 12 yards, while penalties pushed the even farther back. Tinora, meanwhile, came out strong, scoring two touchdowns."We've got quite turning the ball over and making dumb mistakes," Lemerand said. The team settled down and performed better in the second half.Running back Kyle Bernard scored on a 12 yard run. He finished with 95 yards on 13 carries. The Hornets other points came from kick Josef Philipps, who booted a 45-yard field goal.Lemerand said his team played hard but made too many mental mistakes to compete with Tinora. The team starts league play next Friday, with Columbia Central at home. "We are pretty familiar with them," he said. "But we've got a lot of work to do ourselves."Rangers blank AthensReading: 35Athens 0Reading began the game strong, scoring on their opening drive. Halfback Alex Miller notched the touchdown on a 3-yard run.Later in the quarter, the defense became the offense as both Brandon St. Claire and Miller intercepted passes which they returned for touchdowns. After quarterback Matt Poublon scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, the Rangers entered the half up 28-0.When it was all said and done, the Rangers put 35 points on the board, though Bailey said his offense was a little inconsistent."It was a good defensive effort," Bailey said. The Rangers host the Jonesville Comets next Friday. Camden-Frontier shutout by Lenawee Camden-Frontier: 0Lenawee Christian: 54"They got up on us early," Camden head coach Jeff Qualls said. "We didn't recover." Lenawee's offensive spreads and mix-and-match schemes were too much for Camden in this one. Although a number of players on the defensive side of the ball played well. Michael Manic recored, a team leading, eight tackles. Zack Malone, Paul Westfall, and Robert Swagger all had five tackles.Ethan Riddell made an interception. "We've got to execute," Qualls said after the game. Quincy: 42 Concord: 8 Waldron vs. Burr Oak (not available)